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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) == | ||
| + | Technologists found the year useful as the concept of the [[Technology Level]] and standardized ideas about [[sophont]] society development began to take form.{{Unpublished cite|author= Maksim-Smelchak }} | ||
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| + | === Imperial & Solomani Term Usage === | ||
The [[Solomani]] define the year as the orbital period of [[Terra (world)|Terra]] around Sol, the [[system]]'s primary [[star]]. It is equal to 365.25 standard [[Day|day]]s. | The [[Solomani]] define the year as the orbital period of [[Terra (world)|Terra]] around Sol, the [[system]]'s primary [[star]]. It is equal to 365.25 standard [[Day|day]]s. | ||
| − | Modern [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] usage bases the year on the orbital period of [[Capital (world)|Capital]] round its [[Star|sun]], which happens to have an almost identical orbital period to that of [[Terra (world)|Terra]] around [[Star|Sol]]. It was broadly adopted within the {{Imperium}} following the [[Solomani Rim War]], in order to avoid the use of specifically Terranocentric [[metric]]s.{{Unpublished cite|author= Ade Stewart | + | Modern [[Third Imperium|Imperial]] usage bases the year on the orbital period of [[Capital (world)|Capital]] round its [[Star|sun]], which happens to have an almost identical orbital period to that of [[Terra (world)|Terra]] around [[Star|Sol]]. It was broadly adopted within the {{Imperium}} following the [[Solomani Rim War]], in order to avoid the use of specifically Terranocentric [[metric]]s.{{Unpublished cite|author= [[Ade Stewart]] }} |
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== References & Contributors (Sources) == | == References & Contributors (Sources) == | ||
{{Intermediate}} | {{Intermediate}} | ||
{{Sources | {{Sources | ||
| − | |S1 | + | |S1= [[Marc Miller]]. ''[[MegaTraveller]]'' ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1987) |
| − | + | |S2= [[Frank Chadwick]], [[Dave Nilsen]]. ''[[Fire, Fusion, & Steel]]'' ([[Game Designers Workshop]], 1993), 5. | |
| − | | | + | |S3= [[David Golden]], [[Guy Garnett]]. ''[[Fire, Fusion & Steel]]'' ([[Imperium Games]], 1997), 7. |
| − | | | + | |S4= {{Ludography cite|name= T5 Core Rules |page= TBD}} |
|S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | |S5= [[Traveller Wiki Editorial Team]] | ||
|S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | |S6= Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus [[User: Alagoric|Adie Alegoric Stewart]] of the [[IISS]] | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 13 February 2019
A Year is a unit of time.
Description (Specifications)
An Imperial year (a "standard year") is a frequently used large unit of time. It is used to overcome difficulties caused by having non-uniform local times on each world and system.
Construction times for large starships are generally measured in years.
Equivalent Metrics
Other interstellar cultures have different values for a year, generally based on the orbital period of their homeworld around its star.
- Chten (Zhodani): 275.2 standard days.
- Ftahea (Aslan): 320 standard days.
- Pim!bigr (K'kree): 440 standard days.
History & Background (Dossier)
Technologists found the year useful as the concept of the Technology Level and standardized ideas about sophont society development began to take form.[1]
Imperial & Solomani Term Usage
The Solomani define the year as the orbital period of Terra around Sol, the system's primary star. It is equal to 365.25 standard days.
Modern Imperial usage bases the year on the orbital period of Capital round its sun, which happens to have an almost identical orbital period to that of Terra around Sol. It was broadly adopted within the Imperium following the Solomani Rim War, in order to avoid the use of specifically Terranocentric metrics.[2]
References & Contributors (Sources)
This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
- Marc Miller. MegaTraveller (Game Designers Workshop, 1987)
- Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilsen. Fire, Fusion, & Steel (Game Designers Workshop, 1993), 5.
- David Golden, Guy Garnett. Fire, Fusion & Steel (Imperium Games, 1997), 7.
- Marc Miller. T5 Core Rules (Far Future Enterprises, 2013), TBD.
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Maksim-Smelchak
- ↑ Information provided to the library by Ade Stewart